ECONOMY
Annapurna region receives over 24,000 foreign tourists in a month
Annapurna region receives over 24,000 foreign tourists in a...
GANDAKI, Nov 18: A total of 24,409 foreign tourists visited the Annapurna conservation area in the month of Kartik (mid-October to mid-November). The number includes 7,479 tourists from South Asian countries and 16,930 from other countries.
Nov 18, 2023
ECONOMY, Republica Watch
UAE becomes a preferred destination for Nepali migrant workers
UAE becomes a preferred destination for Nepali migrant worke...
KATHMANDU, Nov 18: In the first three months of the current fiscal year, the UAE has become the primary labor destination for Nepali youths seeking employment abroad. According to data from the Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE), 37,492 young people arrived in the UAE for work between mid-July...
Nov 18, 2023
ECONOMY
World record-making 'skydive' from Kalapathar
World record-making 'skydive' from Kalapathar
KATHMANDU, Nov 18: Indian professional 'skydiver' Shital Mahajan has set a world record by diving from Kalapathar area of Mount Everest, the world's highest peak.
Nov 18, 2023
ECONOMY
Ram Chandra Khanal is new CEO of Kumari Bank
Ram Chandra Khanal is new CEO of Kumari Bank
KATHMANDU, Nov 18: Kumari Bank has appointed a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Nov 18, 2023
SOCIETY
Migratory birds in Nepal to escape winter
Migratory birds in Nepal to escape winter
BELBARI (Morang), Nov 18: Migratory birds that come to Nepal to spend the winter have arrived in and around the rivers and wetlands of Nepal. The migratory birds start coming to Nepal with the arrival of the month of November.
Nov 18, 2023
WORLD
Ukraine to build "dry port" for grain exports to EU
Ukraine to build "dry port" for grain exports to EU
KIEV, Nov. 18: Ukraine will build a "dry port" in the western Zakarpattia region to boost grain exports to the European Union (EU), local authorities said Thursday.
Nov 18, 2023
ECONOMY
5.525 million taxpayers acquire PAN
5.525 million taxpayers acquire PAN
KATHMANDU, Nov 18: The National Tax Day is being celebrated for a week starting from Friday with the slogan "Clean, Transparent and Technology-friendly Tax Administration: Social Justice, Economic Prosperity and Good Governance."
Nov 18, 2023
SOCIETY
Eight held on charge of murder in Bardiya
Eight held on charge of murder in Bardiya
BARDIYA, Nov 18: Police have arrested eight people on the charge of their involvement in a murder at Suhelawa of Gulariya municipality-5 in Bardiya.
Nov 18, 2023
Editorial
Reconsider banning TikTok
Reconsider banning TikTok
In a surprising turn of events, the government announced a ban on the popular social media platform, TikTok, on the eve of Tihar-- the second greatest festival of Hindus across the country. This decision taken by the cabinet on November 13 in the name of preserving social harmony has sparked deep co...
Nov 18, 2023
SOCIETY
SC schedules preliminary hearing on petitions against TikTok ban in Nepal on Nov 20
SC schedules preliminary hearing on petitions against TikTok...
KATHMANDU, Nov 17: The Supreme Court (SC) is to preside over a preliminary hearing on November 20 in relation to the writ petitions filed against the government decision to ban TikTok, a popular social networking site.
Nov 17, 2023